The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1013-2013·Announced 2013-09-18

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy Recalls Ascorbic Acid Injectable Due to Sterility Concerns

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy is recalling Ascorbic Acid 500 mg/mL injectable products due to FDA inspectional findings regarding sterility assurance.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a lack of assurance of sterility in an injectable medication, which poses a significant risk of serious injury or death if administered.

Plain-English summary

Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C., doing business as Rxtra Solutions, is recalling Ascorbic Acid (Corn Source) 500 mg/mL Injectable, all configurations, for intravenous and subcutaneous use. The recall is being conducted due to a lack of assurance of sterility.

The FDA conducted an inspection that resulted in findings concerning quality control procedures that impacted sterility assurance. The agency has classified this recall as Class II. The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States.

Patients and healthcare providers should stop using the recalled products and contact their pharmacist or physician for guidance on alternative treatments or further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
ASCORBIC ACID (CORN SOURCE) 500 MG/ML INJECTABLE, all configurations, FOR INTRAVENO AND SQ USE ONLY, STERILE, RX ONLY, Compounded by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy PC, dba Rxtra Solutions, Southfield, MI
Manufacturer
Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C.
Category
Drug — Injectable Medication
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 02202013@9 and 04052013@2

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 86 recalled by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, P.C. under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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